Friendly League

Natzrat Stadium
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Anthony Cassone started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Anthony Cassone recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 4th match minute, Torre A Mare was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ettore Panza to maneuver through the defense. Motta Alfandari showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anthony Cassone in the 6th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ehud Sulzberger in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fabrizio Di Battista saved Torre A Mare from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anthony Cassone in the 10th minute of play forced Hapoel Natzrat's goalkeeper Motta Alfandari to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hapoel Natzrat's Motta Alfandari played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anthony Cassone in the 11th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Torre A Mare's Alberigo Morandin got a free kick in the 16th minute. Fabrizio Di Battista made an important save on a dangerous shot by Noach Aschlag in the 25th minute. Fabrizio Di Battista showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ehud Sulzberger, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. In the 35th match minute, Torre A Mare was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alberigo Morandin to maneuver through the defense. In the 36th minute, Hapoel Natzrat's Noach Aschlag ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Fabrizio Di Battista. Fabrizio Di Battista yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. A collision led to Hapoel Natzrat getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Galron Cousari hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Noach Aschlag got free with Fabrizio Di Battista in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Motta Alfandari took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberigo Morandin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ehud Sulzberger made a kick off. After 52 minutes of play, Hapoel Natzrat's Ehud Sulzberger made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fabrizio Di Battista was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Ehud Sulzberger managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hapoel Natzrat's supporters rose to their feet, but Ehud Sulzberger was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fabrizio Di Battista breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Fabrizio Di Battista stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ehud Sulzberger's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabrielo Schwartzman in the 69th minute of play forced Torre A Mare's goalkeeper Fabrizio Di Battista to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Angelo Ferreri's late challenge caught a Hapoel Natzrat's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Angelo Ferreri helped the player get up and apologised. In the 70th match minute, Torre A Mare was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Angelo Ferreri to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 71 minutes, Noach Aschlag managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hapoel Natzrat's supporters crossed their fingers, but Noach Aschlag was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 75 minutes, Noach Aschlag made it 6-0 with a short kick to the right side. Torre A Mare's Fabrizio Di Battista tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Hapoel Natzrat's Motta Alfandari got control of the ball when Ettore Panza tried to sneak it across the goal line. Malach Merom charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Malach Merom the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 82nd minute, Malach Merom hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anselmo Teodori struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Motta Alfandari didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Torre A Mare. After a rather tough play, Hapoel Natzrat's Anan Benisti got a free kick in the 85th minute. Angelo Ferreri might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Motta Alfandari. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Angelo Ferreri ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Alberigo Morandin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Torre A Mare's supporters rose to their feet, but Alberigo Morandin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Motta Alfandari breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 94 minutes into the match, Torre A Mare's goal looked a bit too open when Ehud Sulzberger came free, but Fabrizio Di Battista reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, Hapoel Natzrat's Noach Aschlag sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fabrizio Di Battista narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Hapoel Natzrat fans cheered their team off the field, for while Torre A Mare had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.